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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Doc]: `.set_linestyle()` tuple method is unclear","articleBody":"### Documentation Link\n\nhttps://matplotlib.org/stable/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.patches.Patch.html#matplotlib.patches.Patch.set_linestyle\n\n### Problem\n\nI looked up a method for setting plot's `spine` line style to a custom dash and my lazy eye caught what I highlighted in yellow:\r\n\r\n![image](https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/assets/8880777/d3125266-7d66-4da4-93b9-fa8d43b7c830)\r\n\r\nI tried this and naturally I got an error:\r\n\r\n![image](https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/assets/8880777/765ef940-963d-4c54-a45f-3733cea403f0)\r\n\r\nOnly after googling some example and reading the doc very carefully I noticed the correct way to change the line style:\r\n\r\n![image](https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/assets/8880777/43aee630-b3af-4202-9ebf-e669c5c08b99)\r\n\n\n### Suggested improvement\n\nI think the `doc` should be re-written so it's more explicit:\r\n\r\n\r\nAlternatively a dash tuple of the following form can be provided:\r\n```\r\n(offset, (off_ink, on_ink))\r\n```\r\nWhere:\r\n* `offset`: definition\r\n* `on_ink`/`off_ink`: definition","author":{"url":"https://github.com/pawjast","@type":"Person","name":"pawjast"},"datePublished":"2023-09-15T09:05:01.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":4},"url":"https://github.com/26784/matplotlib/issues/26784"}